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| Accsys’ Titan Wood subsidiary focuses on the Company’s most advanced intellectual property, a process which effectively converts softwoods and non-durable hardwoods into an environmentally compatible “new wood species”. This new type of wood, branded ‘Accoya®’ by the Company, has performance attributes similar to the best tropical hardwoods and superior to many artificial material alternatives. |
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| Growing concerns about the destruction of tropical rainforests, a declining world stock of high quality timber and increasingly restrictive government regulations regarding the use of wood treated using toxic chemicals have created an exceptional market opportunity for the Company.
Accsys believes that its technology will transform the use of wood in existing applications where durability and dimensional stability are valued, both halting the decline in the use of wood in outdoor applications and substituting plastics and metals. Accsys also expects to create entirely new product opportunities for wood in applications which are presently entirely the preserve of unsustainable materials.
Wood acetylation is a process which increases the amount of 'acetyl' molecules in wood, thereby changing its physical properties. The process protects wood from rot by making it "inedible" to most micro-organisms and insects, without - unlike conventional treatments - making it toxic. It also greatly reduces the wood's tendency to swell and shrink, making it less prone to cracking and ensuring that when painted it requires dramatically reduced maintenance. In terms of these attributes, Accoya® wood matches or exceeds the performance of the very best tropical hardwoods and is ideally suited to use in external applications including doors, windows, decking and cladding, garden furniture and freshwater marine applications, such as canal linings.
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Greatly improved durability (up to "Class 1" - the best available); |
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Greatly improved dimensional stability (c.70% less swelling or shrinkage compared to untreated wood when used in climate exposed conditions); |
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Full retention of the source wood's strength or hardness; |
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A completely non-toxic and 100% recyclable alternative to treated woods, plastics, metals or composite materials; |
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A product that uses faster-growing wood species sourced from sustainable forests and plantations. |
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